Tie-bar for rails.



J. A. BENDER.

TIE BAR FOR RAILS. APPLICATION FILED Dsc. I. 191s.

Patented Jun 19,v 1917. i

J CHN A. BENDER, OF LYKENS, PENNSYLV. ANIA.

TIE-BAR FOR RAILS.

i Specification of Letters Pat-ent. Patented June 19., 1917;

Application filed December 7, 1916. Serial N o. 135,607.

To all w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. BENDER, a citizen of the United States, residing atLykens, in the county of Dauphin and State of' Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tie-Bars for Rails, of which the following is a specification.-

Thepresent invention relates to improvements in tie bars for rails, and has for its object to provide a device of this character constructed in such'a manner that the same can be easily and quickly attached to or lre-' moved from engagement with-the rails.

A further object of the invention is to prov-ide a device of this character which consists of 'a pair of overlappingI sections having means for interlocking th/e' same to prevent positively relative f 'longitudinal movement thereof.

A still further object `of the invention is to provide a device of this character which consists of a sectional bar adapted toibe arranged between and connected to' the rail chairs so as to prevent spreading of the rails due to changes in temperature and trailic thereover.

Still another object of the invention is to provide novel means for connecting the chairs to the rails.

With these and other objects of similar naturefinview, the invention consists in the construction, combination and. arrangement of parts, set forth in and falling within the .tensions 16 are bolted thereto, or if desired scope of the appended claims.

In the drawingzv Figure 1 is' a fragmentary plan view of a section of track showing the invention in connection therewith.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 4 is a side view of one-of the rail. chairs. v

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates the*v usual ties, and 2 the conventional form of rails, and upon which no claim is to be based.

The rail chairs 3 which are used in connection with the tie bar 4 are of novel form, and consist of inner and outer sections 5 and 6, respectively, the latter comprising a base plate 7 upon which the rail flange rests, said plate in turn being engaged on tie 1, and is secured thereto -by the usual. spikes. Th'e section 6 is further provided with a head 8,

the section 17 of the tie bar.

which over-hangs the plate 7 and is engaged with the web of the rail 2, said head having its upper end engaged under the, ball of the rail so as to firmly brace the same. The section-5 is also provided with a head 9 which engages the rail in the same manner as the head 8, and is provided with a groove 10, said groove being engaged by the U-bolt 11, the legs of which are passed through the Web of the rail and through openings 12. formed in the head 8. These legs are theaded andl have engaged thereon clamping nuts 13 which serve to hold the heads 8 and 9 firmly clamped to the rail. through the medium of the U-bolts. The plates 7 have beveled edges 1 4 which are engaged by the beveled surface 15 of the section The inner ends of the 'sections 5 are provided with shouldered extensions 16, the vpurpose of which will appear later.

The tie bar 4 consists of upper and lower sections 17 and 18, the lower section being provided with spaced vertical pairs of lugs 19 which are adapted to be engaged in the recesses 20 formed in the sides of the uper 'section 17 when the same is restino u on the lower section, thereby interlocking said sections. The upper section 17 has formed upon its under ls urface a transverse rib -2,1 which is engaged between the extension 16 of f one of the sections and the adjacent end of The ends of the sections 17 and 18 which rest upon the eX- spikes can be driven through the same and into.' the tie 1.

Spikes 22 are driven through the sections 17 and 18 of the tie bar 4 and into the tie, thereby firmly securing the bar to the tie, and the sections in overlapped relation.

Since the lugs 19 of the section 18 engage the recesses 2Q of the sections 17 it is obvious that relativ'edongitudinal as well as lateral'movement of the sections will be positivelyprevented. l

It will `loe-of course' understood that the tie bars 4 will be placed at intervals along the track, and at places Where it is most de- .sirable to brace the rails 1; therefore the chair. sections24 and 25, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing, are not connected to the rails by' U-bolts, but include the other features of the sections 5 and 6.

The sections 18 of the tie bars 4 have their outer ends provided with shoulders 26 which JOC are engaged with the adjacent ends of the extensions 16, and as clearly shown inv Fig. 2 of the drawing.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the tie bar, although consisting of detachably connect-ed sections produces a rigid connection between the chairs.

What is claimed is:

l. As a new article of manufacture, a tie bar for rails comprising a pair of overlapping sections, one of said sections having recesses formed in its side edges, vertically disposed lugs carried by the side edges of the other section for detachably engagin the recesses, and means for positively ho ding the sections against accidental disengagement. f

2. In combination with a pair of rail chairs, a tie bar consisting of a pair of upper and lower sections, one offsaid sections having recesses formed in its sides, and lugs carried by the other section for detachably engaging the recesses, means passable through the sections for securing the bar to the tie, said sections having their outer ends detachably engaged with tne chairs.

Copies of this patent may De obtained for i ,sedere vedges of the sections for interlocking engagement, said sections having their outer ends detachably engaged with the chairs,

and means passable through the sections for securing the same to a tie.

4.v The combination with a pair of rail chairs, of a tie bar connecting the chairs, said vchairs consisting of sections including heads, one of said heads having grooves formed therein, a -U-bolt engaged in the grooves and having its legs passed through the web of the rail and the head of the other ection, and clamping; nuts engaged on the egs. Y n testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.I

JOHN A. BIINDER.

Witness: y

MALCOLM Gr. STEWART, A. S. MILLER.

ve cents each, by addressing the Gommissoner of Patents,

Washington, e. 

